Update: As of May 15, 2025, the company announced that it is closing in on its goal and has now raised $4.5 million. The Glimmerglass Festival has announced a new campaign to strengthen the organization’s future. To that end, the “Destined to Glimmerglass: The 50th Anniversary Campaign” has already raised $4.1 million of its intended $5 million goal with the {…}
(Photo credit: Boston Lyric Opera) Works & Process announces its 40th anniversary season taking place in spring 2025. For the purposes of this article only opera events are included. Fortieth Works & Process at the Guggenheim Series – Performance Highlights and Discussions Excerpts from Sarah Ruhl and Anthony Roth Costanzo’s reimagining of Vivaldi “The Seasons” are performed prior to its {…}
The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 50th anniversary season. All mainstage productions are accompanied by the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and is staged in the Alice Busch Opera Theater. In addition to regular Festival programming, the 2025 season will offer 50th anniversary-related events, talks, concerts, and meals. The full slate of 2025 special events, along with full season casting will be {…}
The Glimmerglass Festival is set to present the world premiere of “The House on Mango Street” during its 50th anniversary season in 2025. The opera by Derek Bermel and Sandra Cisneros will bring Cisneros’ famed novel to the opera stage, telling the story of a Mexican-American girl from Chicago as she finds her voice as a writer. “The Glimmerglass Festival {…}
The Glimmerglass Festival has appointed Robert Nelson and Van Groughton Ramsey as the company’s new honorary life Trustees and board members. Nelson, a former real estate developer and Vice President and CFO of Michael Novarese, Inc., served as the Chair of the Festival’s Board of Trustees from 2019-2023. Ramsey is Nelson’s spouse and an Emmy Award-winning Costume Designer. “Robert and {…}
Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it is partnering with Glimmerglass Medical & Wellness, LLC, for a unique program for opera and theatre professionals. The program was piloted throughout the 2023 season. Following the pilot, the organization hired founder Dr. Jeffery Bailey, DNP/FNP-BC to lead the program with the aim of helping artists and participants “leaving Glimmerglass feeling better than they {…}
The Glimmerglass Festival has announced the 45 members of its 2024 Young Artists Program. This year’s roster includes singers, dancers, conductors, pianists, and directors from across the United States and countries such as Guyana, Canada, Korea, Uzbekistan, China, South Africa, and the Philippines. This article only features classical vocalists. Lauryn Davis, Saane Halaholo, Kaylan Hernandez, Emilie Kealani, Amanda Sheriff, Catherine {…}
The Glimmerglass Festival released the details of its 2024 Festival season, titled “Identity & Illusion.” Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” stars Craig Irvin, Christian Mark Gibbs, and Elizabeth Sutphen in their Glimmerglass debuts. They are joined by returning member Eve Gigliotti, and the 2024 Young Artists Joshua Thomas, Tshilidzi Ndou, Saane Halaholo, Alexandra Sanchez, and Emma Sucato. Joseph {…}
(Credit: Karli Cadel) The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2024 season. The season, which will run from July 22 to August 20 in Cooperstown, NY, will see productions “The Pirates of Penzance,” “La Calisto,” “Pagliacci,” and “Elizabeth Cree.” The festival will also feature the world premiere of the youth opera “Rumpelstiltskin and the Unlovable Children,” and a new initiative called {…}
The Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York has announced its repertory for the 2023 season. The festival will open with Puccini’s “La bohème,” one of opera’s most unforgettable scores. Joshua Blue, Teresa Perrotta, Darren Drone, and Emilie Kealani star. Nader Abbassi conducts the production by E. Loren Meeker. Performance Dates: July 7-August 19, 2023 The season will also present Bernstein’s {…}
Damien Geter and Lila Palmer’s new opera “Holy Ground” will make its world premiere at the 2022 Glimmerglass Festival. “Holy Ground” is a reimagining of the biblical story of Mary and the choice to become a mother. Although the subject matter of the work is heavy and relevant to current events, the opera is set as a comedy. Palmer remarks, {…}